Besides the ability to glue stuff together, (did you build plastic models when you were a boy? It helps), some light electronics repair aptitude will come in handy. Go find that old soldering iron. Some heat shrink tubing from Radio Shack or a hardware store will come in handy for landing skid repairs that glue won't hold. Have your set of small screwdrivers handy, (I have a set by Stanley...See it here). Keep the documents from your new helicopters. They often include a parts list and exploded diagram. That will come in handy when you can't remember if the collar goes over or under the "B" gear on that shaft, etc. Ummm, there's really no manual for all of this, even if you can decipher the loose Chinese-to-English translations on the instructions that come with your heli. If you can take stuff apart and figure out how it works, and there are parts available for your heli, you can probably repair your crash damage. The exception would be the electronics. It's pretty sophisticated equipment, (especially for the price), so if you're like me it will be pretty much confined to re-soldering wires that have broken off the board. Fun, eh? Speaking of which...Gonna go fly now!
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